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BootsToAsses wrote:I read an article discussing a scene from The Remains of the Day (1993) and it gushes about how amazing Anthony Hopkins is in a particular scene, subtly conveying lots of emotions by doing very little.

Now, I've never seen the film. Is it worth a watch? Is Hopkins great? Is Emma Thompson good in it?
I've heard the movie is stellar. But it is subtle and slow. I haven't seen it myself because I've heard that the film is enhanced greatly by reading the book first.
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I haven't seen it but I've heard that Anthony Hopkins is just great in a particular scene, subtly conveying lots of emotions by doing very little.
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theplatypus wrote:I haven't seen it but I've heard that Anthony Hopkins is just great in a particular scene, subtly conveying lots of emotions by doing very little.
Now, see, that's interesting because I heard something very similar.
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I was merely repeating what the article said :haha:
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
BootsToAsses wrote:I was merely repeating what the article said :haha:
This is basically the cornerstone of modern journalism
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
BootsToAsses wrote:I was merely repeating what the article said :haha:
This is basically the cornerstone of modern journalism
His response will blow your mind!
In that case, this truly is the calm before the storm. You'll find out…
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:I want to reiterate just how much I enjoyed Paterson. I've been thinking about it a lot since seeing it a week ago. The ending, and its overall implications, are great fodder for the mind.
I'm looking forward to this.
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tragabigzanda wrote:I want to reiterate just how much I enjoyed Paterson. I've been thinking about it a lot since seeing it a week ago. The ending, and its overall implications, are great fodder for the mind.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
The Argonaut wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:I want to reiterate just how much I enjoyed Paterson. I've been thinking about it a lot since seeing it a week ago. The ending, and its overall implications, are great fodder for the mind.
:thumbsup:
I've seen it thrice now. It honestly might be in my top five of all time
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Awkward 2 hrs at work for me.
Up next: Below Her Mouth. whew.
Today it's more scissoring with The Handmaiden. :?
Odd picks for work-watching, I gotta say.
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